Aviation Surveyor

Background

Charles Taylor is a global provider of professional services and technology solutions dedicated to enabling the global insurance market to do its business fundamentally better. Dating back to 1884, Charles Taylor now is currently in more than 120 locations spread across 30 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

Charles Taylor believes that it holds a distinctive position in its markets in that it is able to provide professional services and technology solutions in order to support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model. Charles Taylor serves a diversified blue-chip international customer base that includes national and international insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd’s syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds.

Charles Taylor has three distinct business areas – Claims Services, InsureTech and Insurance Management.

Charles Taylor was recently acquired by an investment company managed and controlled by Lovell Minnick Partners LLC. Lovell Minnick is a US Private Equity firm that invests in the global financial services industry, including related technology and business services companies, with a focus on helping to build long term value for clients, employees and shareholders. The acquisition will support the continuation of Charles Taylor’s successful growth strategy, with a focus on expanding client relationships, broadening specialist capabilities and the range of services and technology solutions, deepening geographic coverage, and reinvesting in quality of service and technology.

For more information, please visit www.charlestaylor.com

The Role

Take your career to new heights!
Join Charles Taylor Adjusting as an Aviation Surveyor and play a crucial role in investigating and reporting on complex aviation incidents for leading global insurers. Benefit from world-class training and support as you develop your expertise in this dynamic and challenging field.

What We Offer:

• World-class training and professional development opportunities.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• A hybrid work model for flexibility.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Potential relocation support for outstanding international candidates.

Key Responsibilities
• Conduct in-depth investigations of aviation incidents, analysing technical data and determining the scope of damage.
• Prepare comprehensive reports to inform insurers on potential liabilities.
• Assess repair schemes and negotiate fair claim settlements.
• Collaborate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate resolutions.
• Demonstrate and champion Charles Taylor Values by ensuring Agility, Integrity, Care, and Accountability and Collaboration.
• Ad Hoc duties: Your key accountabilities will include such other duties and tasks as allocated, at the discretion of management, and that are within your capabilities and the scope of your role.

Essential Qualifying Criteria:
• Holder of a current UK CAA/EASA/CASA B1/B2 (or equivalent) aircraft maintenance engineer's license with at least 5 years of certifying experience on any of the following: commercial airliners, business jets/helicopters, and general aviation aircraft.
• Completion of an Aircraft Maintenance Apprenticeship or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of work experience in an aircraft maintenance environment. Managerial experience would be beneficial.
• Experience in aircraft structural repairs on large commercial, business, or general aviation aircraft, ideally including helicopters.
• Possess first-class English communication skills with a confident and personable demeanour.
• Impeccable fluency in written English for preparing both technical and non-technical reports.
• Willingness to travel overseas frequently, often at short notice.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as within a team.

Desirable:

• International experience with hands-on aircraft maintenance in AOG situations.
• Additional language (s) relevant to the Asia Pacific region

Equal Opportunity Employer

Here at Charles Taylor, we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We provide an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance to discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
Our external partnerships and the dedicated work we do in promoting a transparent and fair recruitment and selection process all contribute to the successful, inclusive and diverse culture and environment which we are proud to be a part of at Charles Taylor.